IMPACT DETECTION APPARATUS

• US 20140290561A1
• Filed: 03/26/2014
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Noguchi, Yohei
• Granted Patent: US 9,329,094 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 116/203
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 79/02 Arrangements or devices for indicating incorrect storage or transport B65D79/005 takes precedence ; measuring devices G01
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 5/0052 measuring forces due to impact G01L5/0061, G01L5/14 take precedence; impact testing of structures G01M7/08; impact testing of material G01N3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/06 using members subjected to a permanent deformation

Abstract

An impact detection apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes first and second detection portion, and connection portion. First and second detection portion each include solution container, solution absorption portion, mount-surface portion, and exterior portion. Solution container is configured to store colored solution therein, and has outlet enabling colored solution to flow out when being subjected to pressing force. Solution absorption portion is capable of absorbing colored solution that has flowed out from the outlet. Exterior portion is disposed on mount-surface portion, forms, together with mount-surface portion therebetween, housing space housing solution container and solution absorption portion, and has transparent portion. When colored solution flows out from outlet of one of solution containers due to being subjected predetermined pressing force, colored solution is absorbed by one of solution absorption portions, and one of solution absorption portions colored by colored solution is visually recognized through transparent portion.

Claims

1. An impact detection apparatus comprising

a first detection portion and a second detection portion mounted at a corner portion of a mounting target along two adjacent lateral surfaces, and a connection portion,

wherein the first detection portion and the second detection portion each include:

a solution container configured to store a colored solution therein, and having an outlet enabling the colored solution to flow out when being subjected to a predetermined pressing force;

a solution absorption portion capable of absorbing the colored solution that has flowed out from the outlet;

a mount-surface portion mounted on one of the two lateral surfaces; and

an exterior portion that is disposed on the mount-surface portion, that forms, together with the mount-surface portion therebetween, a housing space housing the solution container and the solution absorption portion, and that has a transparent portion at least one part thereof,

wherein the connection portion connects the respective mount-surface portions of the each the first detection portion and the second detection portion at a predetermined angle,

wherein the exterior portions are formed to be capable of changing states between a first state in which the predetermined pressing force is not applied on the solution containers when not being subjected to external force, and a second state in which the predetermined pressing force is applied on the solution containers when being subjected to the external force, and the colored solution that has flowed out from the outlet of one of the solution containers due to being subjected the predetermined pressing force in the second state is absorbed by one of the solution absorption portions, and the one of the solution absorption portions colored by the colored solution is visually recognized through the transparent portion.

2. The impact detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the solution containers of the first detection portion and second detection portion are each housed in the housing space such that the outlet is directed toward the connection portion, and,

when the exterior portion of one of the first detection portion or the second detection portion is in the second state, the colored solution that has flowed out from the outlet of the solution container housed in the housing space of the one in the second state passes through the connection portion, reaches the housing space of the other one of the first detection portion or the second detection portion, and is absorbed by the solution absorption portion housed in the housing space of the other one to cause the solution absorption portion colored by the colored solution to be visually recognized through the transparent portion of the exterior portion of the other one.

3. The impact detection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in each of the solution containers, the outlet is disposed at one portion of marginal parts of a plastic bag.

4. The impact detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined angle is an approximately right angle.

5. The impact detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mount-surface portions are each formed so as to be bendable around the connection portion.

6. The impact detection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the solution containers and the solution absorption portions are formed in a flat shape, and an area size of a flat part of each of the solution absorption portions is larger than an area size of a flat part of each of the solution containers, and

the housing spaces house the solution containers and the solution absorption portions in a stacked manner.

7. A packaged body comprising:

a package box acting as the mounting target configured to package electronic equipment; and

the impact detection apparatus according to claim 1, mounted on the package box.

8. A packaged body comprising:

a package box acting as the mounting target configured to package electronic equipment; and

the impact detection apparatus according to claim 2, mounted on the package box.

9. A packaged body comprising:

a package box acting as the mounting target configured to package electronic equipment; and

the impact detection apparatus according to claim 3, mounted on the package box.

10. A packaged body comprising:

a package box acting as the mounting target configured to package electronic equipment; and

the impact detection apparatus according to claim 4, mounted on the package box.

11. A packaged body comprising:

a package box acting as the mounting target configured to package electronic equipment; and

the impact detection apparatus according to claim 5, mounted on the package box.

12. A packaged body comprising:

a package box acting as the mounting target configured to package electronic equipment; and

the impact detection apparatus according to claim 6, mounted on the package box.